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Atlas v0.1 · Right to information · Right to service

Colombia

Republic of Colombia · ISO COL

Colombia has a rated national right-to-information law (adopted 1985, scored 103/150 by the RTI Rating, checked 2026-07-05), and a candidate service-rights route exists that we have not confirmed against the official text. Subdivision entries below marked “to confirm” are tasks, not facts.

Your first move, anywhere

Request legal route, responsible officer, fees, timeline, appeal route, and one high-value record: budget, contract, land, hospital stock, service standard, audit, court delay, police complaint, or procurement payment.

Convert the legal right into a citizen test: receipt, tracking number, statutory deadline, written reasons, actual record release, appeal, and proactive publication.

Capture flags to watch: Delay; discretion; opacity; fragmentation; fear; patron dependency; counterfeit transparency

Right to information

Sourced

National lawLaw 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework Official text still to confirm before you rely on it.
Constitutional provisionConstitutional petition/access provisions plus transparency statute framework
RTI Rating score103/150 · rank 36 · Strong legal framework
Where the law is strong and weakRight of access 5/6 · Scope 29/30 · Requesting procedures 17/30 · Exceptions and refusals 23/30 · Appeals 15/30 · Sanctions and protections 4/8 · Promotional measures 10/16

Source: RTI Rating country data · last checked 2026-07-05

Right to service

To confirm

StatusCandidate legal family, needs official verification
Legal familyAdministrative simplification / administrative procedure / service-standard route
Candidate route (to confirm)Verify administrative-procedure law, one-stop/digital-service portals, service standards, silence rules, ombudsman, and sector-specific deadlines.
The usability test to runReceipt + tracking + deadline + written reason + appeal + remedy + claimant protection
NoteDo not count a Public Service Commission as RTS unless it creates enforceable service standards for citizens.

Sources: OECD Administrative Simplification

Help confirm this

Search the official gazette and government sites for: "Colombia" "right to service" OR "public service guarantee" OR "citizen charter" OR "service charter" OR "administrative procedure" OR "ombudsman". Found the law? Send it through the route below.

Inside Colombia: 33 subdivisions

Where a subdivision shows a cited law, the citation comes from the named source and the official text still needs confirming. Where it shows nothing, the national law may apply and the local rules are unconfirmed.

What to confirm at your local office, whichever subdivision you are in

Records that should already be published: Budget; procurement; contract awards; payment status; public land; service standards; audit reports; subsidies; court/police/hospital/school records.

CodeSubdivisionTypeAccess-law statusSource · checked
CO-AMAAmazonasDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-ANTAntioquiaDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-ARAAraucaDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-ATLAtlánticoDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-BOLBolívarDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-BOYBoyacáDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-CALCaldasDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-CAQCaquetáDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-CASCasanareDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-CAUCaucaDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-CESCesarDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-CHOChocóDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-CORCórdobaDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-CUNCundinamarcaDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-DCDistrito Capital de BogotáCapital districtNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-GUAGuainíaDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-GUVGuaviareDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-HUIHuilaDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-LAGLa GuajiraDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-MAGMagdalenaDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-METMetaDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-NARNariñoDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-NSANorte de SantanderDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-PUTPutumayoDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-QUIQuindíoDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-RISRisaraldaDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-SANSantanderDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-SAPSan Andrés, Providencia y Santa CatalinaDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-SUCSucreDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-TOLTolimaDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-VACValle del CaucaDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-VAUVaupésDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
CO-VIDVichadaDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law 1712 of 2014 and earlier access-to-documents framework To confirmsource · 2026-07-05

Right to service, all 33 subdivisions: Candidate legal family, needs official verification (inherited from the national status above).

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